net.sf.saxon.style

## Class AttributeValueTemplate

- java.lang.Object
- - net.sf.saxon.style.AttributeValueTemplate

-     public abstract class AttributeValueTemplate
      extends Object

  This class represents an attribute value template. The class allows an AVT to be parsed, and can construct an Expression that returns the effective value of the AVT. This is an abstract class that is never instantiated, it contains static methods only.

- - ### Method Summary

    Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `static Expression` | `make(String avt, int lineNumber, ExpressionContext env)` Static factory method to create an AVT from an XSLT string representation.
    `static Expression` | `makeFirstItem(Expression exp, StaticContext env)` Make an expression that extracts the first item of a sequence, after atomization

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

      `clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

- - ### Method Detail

    - #### make

          public static Expression make(String avt,
                        int lineNumber,
                        ExpressionContext env)
                                 throws XPathException

      Static factory method to create an AVT from an XSLT string representation.
      Throws:
        `XPathException`

    - #### makeFirstItem

          public static Expression makeFirstItem(Expression exp,
                                 StaticContext env)

      Make an expression that extracts the first item of a sequence, after atomization

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